lesser of 2 evils?

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Jordan,

Your best choice, in my opinion, is heavy whipping cream, which is what I

prefer to use.

When considering pasteurization, there are two evils: 1)destruction of

nutrients including vitamins and enzymes, and 2) alteration of the milk

protein. There is a third evil in milk, which is homogenization and the

alteration it causes to the fats.

Even if the cream is ultra-pasteurized rather than just pasteurized, heavy

whipping cream has twice the density of fat soluble vitamins as half and

half, and vastly more than milk, and will likely more than compensate for the

higher degree of pasteurization. More importantly, heavy whipping cream has

the highest fat to protein ratio, therefore you are eliminating the most

pasteruized protein, which causes active harm rather than just less good.

Also, if you can't find raw milk, you probably can't find non-homogenized

milk, and, whereas most milk and half and half are homogenized, many of the

heavy whipping creams are not homogenized. Look for one that isn't. Organic

Valley DOES NOT homogenize their heavy whipping cream, but DOES homogenize

their half and half; Horizon DOES homogenize everything, so avoid them.

Your best choice in my opinion is an organic, non-homogenized heavy whipping

cream. (unwhipped ;-) )

I've started mixing half regular and half decaf. The organic decafs are

either processed with water or carbon dioxide instead of chemical solvents.

I generally drink coffee twice a week, and use cream and rapadura. It's

obviously a compromise, but I think that's the best for now, short of

elimination.

Chris

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